Can not get the ATI AIW to work. Have spent last 10 hours trying

[kcarrera]

Okay,

Have installed 2k pro. Did exactly as the ATI web site said. I installed the second service pack, and DirectX 8.0. I then go to install the video adaptor drivers. When I reboot, all I get is a blue screen, or in some cases, a bunch of scwiggly lines.

Has any one had this problem. And if so, what did you do to fix it?

Thanks for any help offerd,

Kenneth

[BipolarBill]

Look in Device Manager under "Computer". If it's ACPI, let's change it to "Standard PC". You have three choices:

1. Enter BIOS setup and change the OS to Non-PnP and Manual in the PCI/PNP section. Enable "Reset" too. This doesn't change the PC type really. It makes the current setup work better.

2. Reinstall Windows 2000 from within Win2K (run Setup on the CD) and (on reboot) press F5 when you see "Setup is inspecting hardware..." and select the Standard PC HAL when prompted. Continue by using the Repair > Fast Repair method. This is the technique I recommend.

3. The easiest fix and one that works for me is to change the driver for "Computer" in Device Manager to Standard PC and restart. Go to the Driver tab and click Update driver> Next> Display a list...> Show all...> Standard PC. Although this technique works for me, I have heard of systems that will not restart when it's used. A word to the wise...

After a few reboots. go to Control Panel > Power Options > APM and enable APM.

I really recommend #2.